Publications by authors named "Asuka Tani"
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- * A patient with trismus due to Isaacs' syndrome had difficulty receiving dental treatment initially and later sought help at a specialized hospital where medication was given to alleviate pain and mouth opening issues.
- * After undergoing plasmapheresis, the patient had temporary relief allowing for successful tooth extraction and dental restoration, highlighting the need for teamwork between neurologists and dentists in managing such cases.
Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a retinol transporter in the blood plasma. Many diseases alter the plasma or serum levels of RBP4. Since serum RBP4 concentrations have been reported to decrease in hyperthyroidism, this study investigated whether serum RBP4 concentrations increased or remained constant in hypothyroidism.
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- The study explores how improving oral function (OF) through a tablet program compares to a paper-based program in older adults and its impact on nutritional health.
- Involved 26 participants aged 65+ with low tongue pressure, showing significant improvements in body mass index, masticatory performance, and tongue pressure after a month of exercises.
- Results indicate that those with greater tongue pressure improvements also increased their intake of animal proteins like fish, meat, and eggs, highlighting a link between oral exercises and nutrition.
Many older people have restricted activities or movements because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which causes concerns about secondary health problems. This study aimed to investigate how frailty-prevention activities implemented by local governments have changed the health of community-dwelling older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this observational study, the participants were 23 older Japanese people who took part in keyboard harmonica or exercise classes in 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Few studies have examined the relationship between oral functions and the physical pre-frailty status, classified using physical function tests. This cross-sectional study aimed to clarify this association among community-dwelling older people from the Itoshima Frail Study in Itoshima Fukuoka Prefecture.
Methods: Of the 1,555 individuals invited to join the study, 381 (188 males and 193 females) enrolled.
Factors That Influence the Judgment of Oral Management Necessity in Preoperative Oral Screening.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2021
Oral management during the perioperative period is important to prevent the development of postoperative complications. However, there are no unified systems to examine the oral status of patients and very few studies have focused on preoperative oral screening. In this study, we examined the oral status of patients who underwent oral screening at a University Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: It is known that oral frailty is one of the risk factors for physical frailty. Therefore, early detection, appropriate treatment, and prevention of oral frailty are really important. Tongue lifting exercise has been identified as a well-known method for improving decreased tongue pressure, one of the factors for oral frailty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Races and competitions over 100 miles have recently increased. Limited information exists about the effect of multiday continuous endurance exercise on blood glucose control and appropriate intake of food and drink in a female athlete. The present study aimed to examine the variation of blood glucose control and its relationship with nutritional intake and running performance in a professional female athlete during a 155.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Case of β-Carotenemia Misdiagnosed as Jaundice by the Bilirubin Oxidase Method.
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo)
March 2020
Article Synopsis
- - Serum bilirubin measurement is crucial for differentiating jaundice from carotenemia, as seen in a 59.8-year-old Japanese male who exhibited yellow skin due to β-carotenemia.
- - Despite elevated serum muscle enzymes indicating hypothyroid myopathy, liver function tests remained normal, but total bilirubin levels were unusually high.
- - Laboratory experiments revealed that the bilirubin oxidase method used to measure total bilirubin was affected by β-carotene, leading to falsely elevated TBIL levels in the patient.